The Great Oak Wolfpack will take on the Paloma Valley Wildcats in a tournament on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with eight defeats in a row, Great Oak turned things around against Bonita on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Bearcats.
Reagan Ricken made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024.
Ricken wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Fien, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Paloma Valley won against Birmingham on Friday with two runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Wildcats skirted past Santiago 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Great Oak's record now sits at 2-8. As for Paloma Valley, their record is now 9-5.
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